The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-12-21
REPORT
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OF The
directors of the Poor and House
of Employment

Directors of the Poor and House
of Employment
-ToTHR-
COURT AND GRAND JURY.
ar DECEMBER TERN. 1887
! To the Honorable tAe Judges Of The Court Of
Qsaytsr .ssssioas. and Grand Jury et SOM
erset County
F., In accordance with the provisions Of the
Fifth Section of the AT OF Assembly APP
proved the 18th day Of April, lss5 proyid-
! log for the erection of House OF Employ
rDent and the support of the poor OF said
! County. the Directors of the Poor and House
Of Employment of said County herewith
respectfully submit and lay before you their
report for the year ending 50lh OF November,
lss.. showing the . Number. age and sex OF
the persons maintained and empoynd in
said House OF Employment or supported
OF assisted elsewhere. and Of the children
by them bound out to apprenticeship. with
the names of their masters aud mistresses.
and their Trades occupations and calings.
- aud also an account of all sales purchases
and donations, deyises and bequests "a
have been made by or to them
In addition 10 the information required by
the Act Of Assembly. the Board of Directors
have furnished herewith. under suitable
headings, the dates Of admission and dis
charge of inmates. the residence of those as
sisted elsewhere. and the masters and mis-
tresSes of children apprenticed the amounts
paid for maintenance when elsewhere than
in The House Of Employment also. an ae-
count of tie repairs made, and condition of
the buildings and i4rm' and other items
deemed to be oi interest 10 the Court. Grand
Jury, and the public.
Schedules, with explanatory headings of
the lists a. required by the Act OF assembly
are hereto attached. with other items Of in
teresi and made part Of this report.
All Of which is respectfully submitted and
certified this i, day Of December. lss-.
JOSIAH ANkENY
Atts,s; - JOHN {. BARRON.
L. c. CoLpoRS, g. r. scHMUCKER,
Atty and CI'k Poor Directors.
The buildings are all in good condition
and repair except the buildins in which are
the irsane and those who are restrained of
iheis liberty la a limited extent Ca lr.yeat
lhcni from wandering away. This building
has bern condemned by a former grand Jury.
ana pronounced unsuitable b, The BoaTd Of
Public Charities Since tie law requires
tie Sending of all insane Ia the state Hpspii-
al. and the occupants of the building being
r,-iuced 10 six persons. il is hoped that IN A
short lime it can be abandoned and thus
save tie expense OF rebuilding
During the year the Directors have built
a large and commodioas water closet for the
usc the men, which adds greatly TO their
comfort and Is appreciated by all, and i a
credit 10 the premises.
The scarcity of water at the Poor Hoase Is
and las been source Of annoyance and
great Inconvenience. most of the waller used
the past half year having had to BE- hauled
for considerable distance The Dirisfors.
iepne to obvia;e this, had a well iriicd to
tie deiah of eiehtv-seven sect and siliv,sslei
ia gelius siTonz dow of water bul unfor-
inrately, OF fortunately, which remaias 70
ls ..s.ii. tiley alss, struck small ven of oil.
aa.eh has rendered ti.e well Of little or no
i-..si.i io tl,e properly
Ii,..y nave lad nes d,-.rs laid la -ouic Of
il.t naInis. aud o ncW watering ts,ula ersi-
80 and tlg en'ia Pnsmi-ss pat in s,.ri r.
la.r- Cos red I-ur,i.s- placs,i on the ssi .sia
r.-f lla uf ihe hfirk building aanid add
..fo.l'i 20 iis apFearauoe ami ai-i alid e. The
sinfsr aaa piea-Hre ef tl.e innate
Iae iarn B. in p .,,s,i stat. VI culiisafiin.
r,aiarirE weii TIE -isck = Ia hBe order
a.ii b. b zsun's - sesenue % ihs coInty. q
i.aiutsr hasiur a~sn .o,ld zach year a., Fs..i
lsios.
IT,. lumais- have sz-n sell garsi Or.
has.ns sariu and cosniort4i,is ,-Iiiiinr and
c,,iiiftria't., r-,iu- ard alr,ri nisiisr ami "a
..-ln la b. csuseuied snd happg rnasciliag
va. as.uiariy iiltl every usnfL aad ii.r ~er-
t.e- asre eei aticnicl AMI afg,r. iaissi.
i'lru- ti.,. gr.ir tiiorc ~er- nine s,.itii- ail,
uiIh ise elssIii4...s-. lad i,.s--.-i % ir tlirs
-erlre aud isu war. snd o. -oni. n va
ucirauas sisiior they having bc.u c,nsiaui
suaen9- tof macy YEAR rhe Dnstun-
have riid..ssor,.l ia y-.riorui their duiis~ hon
s-sls and eandidiy. and believe tbeir r,ls'n
uii -i,ov an economical and judic.,,us ra-
I-sil.iiiiirc oi mnnsy, and a visit to the iaftn
Uiii show the exsrci-e of good Judgment ia
the management of the Home.
scnEpr L. a"
LIT Il inmates maintained and employed
b. the Dinctors of ile Poor of Somerset
County, Pa, IL the House of Employment
OF said County during the year ending No
vember -. 1857, together with their age. sex.
and time of admission, etc.
MALE
Albright Emil age ID admitted June Is 10
Arnoii oaml 80 Feby l6 -
BOokman 6S July IL -
No.ih ; Jniy Is -
june rs 81 taken 10 Feeble Minded School
boucher Jonas age % admitted Aug 81 81
Braizler Patrick age 81 admitted Jan - IS
died Sept - 81
Briskey Rudolf age IL admitted . 10
Boyer John aye ~ admitted Dec 70 SO got
well Jan'y II 81
Brown John age % admitted Feb'y Ia 's5
Barrack Samuel age ~ admitted October Il
81 removed 10 + Moore Nov "a
Conrad Jacob age % admitted Feb ~
Counigyman Alex 81 June 10
Cross Milton - Sept - rs
Custer Adam 81 Dec 81 Is
Custer Thomas 23 sep q 81
Eekhard Leonard 40 Apr y s6
FiggIe Conrad 40 May "a SO
Fisher John "62 Nov ~ 10
Freeman Moses col =" 81 Apr II 81
Gaaegan Jarub 20 Sept 3 rs
Grain John col 10 Nov II 76
Hart Henry os MAY lG %
and Dec ~ -
Haus John age - admitted Nav 81 ~
Hoffman John age u admitted Mar IL 81
and Feb y 50
Hummell Benz Il age ~ admitted Nov y 80
and Oct - S6
Hook I Tiah age IS admitted Dec IS left 3
April s. aud returned july 25 5.
lmhoof John age 81 admitted April p 81
kinmeil Theodore age 55 admitted January
IL - and Jany 6 II got well May Il 81
khnk Philip age - admitted July 10 IS aud
Deceml'ei 50 eloI.ed April 10 81
knahle Theodore age . admitted July 10 IS
kOO>er James age IS admitted Jun. g ~ and